Plural Formation

Ffurfiau Lluosog

About this concept

Welsh plurals are formed in many ways: suffixes (-au, -iau, -oedd, -i, -od), vowel changes, or both. Some nouns use a singulative (-yn, -en) from a collective base form.

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~40 cards at level A1.

Examples

ci → cŵndog → dogs

cath → cathodcat → cats

plentyn → plantchild → children

coeden → coedtree → trees (collective)

Prerequisite

Gender of NounsA1

More A1 concepts

Personal PronounsRhagenwau Personol Soft MutationTreiglad Meddal Nasal MutationTreiglad Trwynol Aspirate MutationTreiglad Llaes The Definite ArticleY Bannod

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